Cluster-Mediated Crossed Bilayer Precision Assemblies of 1D Nanowires

Anirban Som; Indranath Chakraborty; Tuhina Adit Maark; Shridevi Bhat; Thalappil Pradeep

doi:10.1002/adma.201505775

Cluster-Mediated Crossed Bilayer Precision Assemblies of 1D Nanowires

Adv Mater. 2016 Apr 13;28(14):2827-33. doi: 10.1002/adma.201505775. Epub 2016 Feb 10.

Authors

Anirban Som¹, Indranath Chakraborty¹, Tuhina Adit Maark², Shridevi Bhat¹, Thalappil Pradeep¹

Affiliations

¹ DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
² Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.

PMID: 26861890
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505775

Abstract

Highly organized crossed bilayer assemblies of nanowires (NWs) are made using directed hydrogen bonding between the protecting ligand shells of atomically precise cluster molecules anchored on NWs. Layers of quantum clusters remain sandwiched between two neighboring NWs at a defined distance, dictated by the core-size of the cluster, while the orientation of the ligands in space dictates the interlayer geometry.

Keywords: gold clusters; nanoscale assembly; noble metal clusters; silver clusters; tellurium nanowires.